Regional Picks: Plant This, Not That – Southeast

overuse : Japanese barberry

( Berberis thunbergii * cvs . )

Photo : Michelle Gervais

1. Purple Pixie®Chinese Fringe Flower

Name:Loropetalum chinense‘Peack’

USDA Hardiness Zones:7 to 10

Size:2 feet marvelous and 3 to 4 feet across-the-board

Conditions : Full Dominicus to light shadowiness ; well - drain soil

For those looking to add a splash of deep burgundy foliage to their garden but not wishing to get stuck by a Japanese barberry ’s spikes , look no further . Purple Pixie ® Taiwanese outer boundary flower , unlike its much larger cousin , is a dwarf spreading version that , since it was insert , has become one of the South ’s most wanted plants . Great for purpose in container planting for its trailing wont or for planting at the front of borders , its uses are numerous . Never again will you have to have drain pain from the smallest tips of a barberry irritant .

overuse : Butterly George Bush

( Buddleia davidii * cvs . )

2. ‘Gibraltar’ Bush Clover

Name:Lespedeza thunbergii‘Gibraltar’

Zones:5 to 8

Size:5 to 6 feet improbable and up to 7 foot wide

condition : Full sun ; well - drained stain

One of summertime ’s highlight is the fluttering of butterflies around plants in the garden . Butterfly Dubyuh can be as in use as Grand Central Terminal in summer , but snipping off old flowers can be tiresome . ‘ Gibraltar ’ bush clover is an excellent alternative . Tough , honest , and cervid resistive , this bush has curve stems that persuade a outpouring of rosy purple flowers from August through September . Its ultimate scatter does cause a job for minuscule gardens , but when you need to go braggy , this plant wo n’t let down .

Overused:‘Stella d’Oro ’ daylily

( Hemerocallis‘Stella d’Oro ’ )

3. ‘Freckle Face’ Blackberry Lily

Name:Belamcanda chinensis‘Freckle Face’

Zones:5 to 9

Size:18 to 24 inch tall and 1 infantry wide

weather condition : Full sun to light specter ( tend to bloom longer with light shade ) ; well - debilitate land

No one could disagree that our landscapes have been flooded by ‘ Stella d’Oro ’ daylily . A great alternative is ‘ Freckle Face ’ blackberry lily . The swordlike foliage calculate similar to bearded iris ( Iriscvs . , Zones 3–9 ) , forming a keen clump . Lilylike flowers are produced from July through August on stalks elevated above the foliage . After flowering , germ capsules are make , which break opened to expose shiny black semen clustered like blackberry yield — hence , its common name .

Robert Woodman is a manager and plant specialiser for the Merrifield Garden Center in Gainesville , Virginia .

Photos , except where noted : millettephotomedia.com

Purple Pixie® Chinese Fringe Flower

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